Ancient Israel:Abraham through Jacob

Abraham• Abram (The man who God made

his covenant with to make him the father of the Hebrews) left Ur, in Mesopotamia.

• Abram and his wife Sarai settled in Canaan.

• According to the Hebrews, God promised them a child, even though they were advanced in years.

• When Abram and Sarai made their covenant with God they became Abraham and Sarah. “Ah” means breath of God in Hebrew.

Isaac• Isaac was the son that

God had promised Abraham

• When Isaac was older Abraham took him to Mount Moriah to sacrifice him to God.

• But Abraham was told not harm Isaac, and God provided a ram to be sacrificed.

Jacob and Esau • Isaac and his wife Rebekah had

two sons. Esau was the first born and Jacob was the second born.

• As tradition held, Esau was given the birthright.

• Jacob used Esau’s hunger and impatience to buy his birthright for soup.

• When Isaac was old and blind Jacob tricked Isaac into giving him the blessing of the family. (His offspring would be a great nation)

Jacob• Jacob would end up having

twelve sons, whose names would be the twelve tribes of Israel.

• Rueben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulan, Joseph, Benjamin.

• Jacob favored Joseph and Benjamin because they were born from the wife Jacob loved, Rachel.

• The other ten brothers despised Joseph and sold him into slavery to Egyptians.

Joseph• Joseph started as a slave but was

respected by his master• He became a prisoner after his

master’s wife accused him of abusing her.

• Joseph interrupted a dream of Pharaoh and Pharaoh eventually made him 2nd in command in all of Egypt.

• The rest of Joseph’s family came to Egypt when famine struck Canaan

• Joseph forgave his brothers and they all moved to Egypt and lived well.

The Hebrews in Egypt• The Hebrew population grew as the

years passed• A new Pharaoh took over who didn’t

know Joseph and how he had helped the Egyptians avoid famine.

• The new Pharaoh enslaved the Hebrews

• After sometime Pharaoh received a prediction from his Astrologers that a Hebrew boy would lead the Hebrews out of Egypt, so he decreed all Hebrew boys be thrown in the Nile.

• Moses was placed in a basket and sent down the river and was found by Pharaoh’s daughter.

The Exodus

• The Hebrews left Egypt• They spent 40 years in

the desert before they entered the land of Canaan.

• During that time The Hebrews developed The 10 Commandments.

10 CommandmentsI. HAVE NO OTHER GODSII. HAVE NO IDOLSIII. DO NOT TAKE GOD’S NAME IN

VAINIV. REMEMBER THE SABAATH V. HONOR YOUR FATHER & MOTHERVI. DO NOT MURDERVII. DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERYVIII. DO NOT STEALIX. DO NOT LIEX. DO NOT COVET

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